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Thanks for the Steve Bartek feature!
I can’t tell you how surprised and excited I was when I came across the Steve Bartek interview in your October 2023 issue. He’s been a guitar hero of mine for more than 20 years and I always felt like he deserved more recognition. He has a really unique approach that fit Oingo Boingo so well, but his talent goes far beyond that, as your enlightening interview shows. Thanks for featuring one of my favorite guitarists — it made my day!
— Taylor Roelofs
Tallying votes for Talking Heads and Sonia Anubis
Hello. Longtime reader and subscriber — almost from the beginning. You simply must put Sonia Anubis in the magazine! A full feature is warranted on this young talent [who’s] keeping the flame alive! Come on! Also, [it] would be nice to have some sort of Talking Heads feature; yes, I know the three other members (Tina, Chris and Jerry) don’t get along with David, but who cares? It’s the music that matters. I think younger readers would be well served with a feature. Cheers!
— Anonymous
Don’t be in a hurry to blame shredding!
[Referring to “Hurts So Good” from October 2023] It should be noted that this was a very small study, N=25 participants, and that studies like this are often fraught with confounding factors (i.e. other factors that could explain any pain or discomfort). Just because they play guitar and shred does not mean shredding is the root cause of their pain. Correlation does not equal causation. Shred on!
— Dr. Arneh Babakhani
More private lessons with the stars, please
Longtime (since 1994) subscriber from Italy here. Please, can we bring back the original “private lesson” feature? GW turns into any other guitar magazine with “in the style of” lessons. Case in point: Instead of asking (for the millionth time) Nuno Bettencourt about his Eddie story, it would have been better to have a “master class lesson” like the immortal “Peace Demonstration” in the December 1992 issue. And while we’re at it, [how about] a “collector’s choice” recap of some sort? Like a page in every issue, or an online gallery?
— Antonio Pizzileo [It’s safe to say that a private lesson with Nuno was our original intention, but sadly, we don’t have control over the universe…
(not yet, anyway!) — D.F.]
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